Bundle carrier and dropper for harvesting-machines.



No. 889,672. .PATENTED JUNE 2, 1908. I H.-FERRIS & H. E. DIKEMAN.

BUNDLE CARRIER AND DROPPER FOR HARVESTING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED APB..13,1907

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BUNDLE CARRIER AND. DROPPER FOR HARVESTING MAGHINES.

APPLIOATION FILED APR. 13,1907.

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HENRY FERRIS AND HORACE E. DIKEMAN, OF ARDOOH, NORTH DAKOTA.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 2, 1908.

Application filed. April 13, 1907. Serial No. 367,959.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, HENRY FERRIs and HORACE E. DIKEMAN, of Ardoch, inthe county of Walsh and State of North Dakota, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Bundle Carriers and Droppers for HarvestingdlIachines and we do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, andexact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

Our invention relates to an improvement in bundle carriers and droppersfor harvesting machines,one object of the invention being to soconstruct the device that the support for the bundles can be broughtclose to the ground in dumping and so that any short or loose grain orbundles that may have fallen 011 the carrier can be pushed therefrom. I

A further object is to provide a bundle carrier which may be adapted toa harvester of any make and to construct the device in such manner thatthe working parts of the binder will be protected from grain dischargedinto the carrier.

A further object is to provide improved means for connecting the devicewith the frame of the harvester in such manner that it can be supportedupon the ground and adapt itself to the unevenness of the same.

With these objects in View the invention consists in certain novelfeatures of construction and combinations of parts as hereinafter setforth and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view illustrating myimprovements. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. Fig. 3 is atransverse sectional view, and Fig. 4 is a side view, partly in section.

1 represents a portion of the frame of a harvester and 2 the frame ofthe bundle carrier, the latter being made rectangular in form, havingits rear end open and provided with a cross-bearer 3 supported abovethis open end. The frame 2 is provided at its front end and outer sidewith boards or 6X- tensions 4 to ive sufficient depth to the carrier andenable the same to contain enough bundles to make a shock.

Arms 7, are secured at one end to the portion 1 of the harvester frame,and at their other ends, said arms are connected with the bundle carrierframe by means of hinges 6, the bundle carrier thus having a hingedconstruction with the frame of the harvester. Other arms 7 are disposedupon the arms 7 and are also secured at one end with the portion 1 ofthe harvester frame. To the other ends of the'arms 7 a board 5 isconnected by means of hinges 7, said board 5 being located at the sideof the bundle carrier frame nearest the harvester frame. Braces 8 aresecured at their u per ends to the hinged board 5, and at t eir lowerends, these braces are adjustably connected with the arms 7, 7 a bymeansof bolts 7 projecting upwardly from the latter and passing throughelongated slots 7 in the races, said bolts being provided with nuts 7The outer side of the hinged carrier frame 2 is supported by a groundwheel 9 which may if desired be mounted in vertically adjustablebearings.

The dumping bottom of the carrier comprises a rectangular frame 10disposed transversely of the carrier frame and secured rearwardly of itscenter to a shaft 11 mounted transversely in the frame 2 of the carrier,and rearwardly projecting fingers 12 pivotally attached to the shaft 11and normally resting upon the rear member of the rectangular frame 10.The rectangular-frame 10 is provided with several pairs of cross rods orwires 13 between which the pivoted ends of the fingers 12 are disposed.

The dumping bottom of the carrier is maintained normally in position toreceive bundles of grain as they come from the harvester, by means of aspring pressed bolt 14 mounted in the forward end of the frame 2 andengaging the front end of the rectangular frame 10 of the dumpingbottom. One arm of a bell-crank-lever 15 pivoted to the carrier frame 2,is connected with the bolt 14 and the other arm of said lever hasconnected with it, a rod 16 to be attached to a suitable hand or footlever (not shown) located in position to be operated for withdrawing thebolt when it is desired to dump the carrier.

7 The shaft 11, with which the dumping bot-100 tom of the carrier isconnected, projects laterally from the inner side of the frame 2 and is.provided with a crank-arm 17. A bell-ordnk-lever 18 is pivotallyattached to one of the brace-arms 7 and a rod 19 is attached at one endto one arm of this bellcrank-lever and at its other end 'to the crankarm17 on the shaft 11. An operating rod 20 is attached to the other arm ofthe bellcrank-lever 18 and extends to a suitable operating lever (notshown).

The carrier is connected with the pole or truck of the binder by meansof a draft-rod 21 which is so attached to the carrier frame that theline-of draft will equalize the draft of the binder and reduce to aminimum any side draft which the mounting of the carrier on the groundmight otherwise occasion.

In order that the carrier may be made readily adaptable to harvesters ofvarious constructions the hinged side-board 5 of the carrier is providedwith a supplemental board 22 which is secured thereto so as to be.

adjustable vertically. A convenient means of affording such adjustmentconsists of threaded bolts 23 passing through the supplemental-board 22and through elongated slots 24 in the hinged board 5, nuts 26 beingprovided on these bolts whereby the supplemental board can be secured atany desired vertical adjustment.

When it is desired to dump the bottom of the carrier to discharge thebundles therefrom, the operator will manipulate the devices connectedwith the bolt 14 to withdraw the latter. The weight of the bundles willnow cause the bottom of the carrier to turn and the pivoted fingers torest upon the ground, and as the carrier moves forward the bundles ofgrain will be discharged. Short bundles may have been discharged uponthe forward portion of the dumping bottom and in order that such shortbundles'shall be discharged from the carrier the operator may manipulatethe rod 20 and transmit motion to the crank-arm 17 to turn therectangular frame 10 of the dumping bottom and thus cause said frame topush the short bundles rearwardly and insure their discharge from thecarrier. By manipulating the rod 20 in the reverse direction the shaft11 will be turned and the dmnping bottom of the carrier will be rightedand the spring pressed bolt will operate automatically to retain it inits normal position to again receive bundles of grain from theharvester.

By hinging the carrier to the frame of the harvester and supporting itsouter side by means of a ground wheel, said carrier will readily adaptitself to the unevenness of the ground over which it travels.

Various slight changes might be made in the details of constructionwithout departing from the spirit of our invention or limiting its scopeand hence we do not wish to restrict ourselves to the precise detailsherein set forth.

Having fully described our invention what we claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters-Patent, is,

1. The combination with a harvester frame,

of a bundle carrierhinged thereto for vertical movement and a groundwheel at the outer side of said carrier for supporting the same on theground. I

2. The combination with a harvester frame and a bundle carrier, of aboard at the inner side of the frame of the carrier and arms connectingsaid board with the frame of the harvester said board being hinged tosaid arms.

8. The combination with a harvester frame and a bundle carrier, of aboard at the carrier frame, arms secured to the harvester frame andbraces connecting said arms and hinged board said board being hinged tosaid arms.

4. The combination with a harvester frame and a bundle carrier, of aboard at the inner side of the carrier frame, means connecting saidboard and the carrier frame with the harvester frame, said board hingedto said means and a wheel at the outer side of the carrier frame forsupporting the latter on the ground.

5. The combination with a harvester frame and a bundle carrier connectedtherewith, of

a board at the inner side of the bundle carrier 7. In a bundle carrier,the combinationwith a frame and a shaft mounted therein, of a dumpingbottom comprising a rectangular frame secured to said shaft and a seriesof fingers pivotally attached to said shaft and normally resting uponsaidrectangular frame, means for releasing said dumping bottom, andmeans for turning said shaft and the rectangular frame secured thereto.

8. In a bundle carrier, the combination with a frame and a shaft mountedtherein, of a dumping bottom comprising a frame secured to said shaft,several pairs of crossrods secured to said frame, and a series offingers pivotally attached to the shaft between the cross-rods andresting upon the rectangular frame in rear of the shaft, means forreleasing the dumping bottom, and means for turning the shaft and therectangular frame secured thereto. 0

9. The combination with a frame and a shaft mounted therein, of adumping bottom supported by said shaft and comprising a rectangularframe secured to the shaft and a series of fingers pivotally attached tothe shaft and resting on the same in rear of the shaft, a bolt forretaining the dumping bottom in its normal position, and meansconnectedwith the said shaftfor turning the same in both directions,whereby said rectangular frame may be operated in one direction to 5discharge short bundles and inthe other direction to right the dumpingbottom.

In testimony whereof, We have signed this specification in the presenceof two subscribing Witnesses.

HENRY FERRIS. HORACE E. DIKEMAN. Witnesses:

O. W. DENNIsToN, B. A. STOUGHTON.

